Hot Biotech Stocks To Invest In Right Now

Since the 1980s, biotechnology stocks have seen four bull markets with triple-digit gains; Nicholas Vardy explains why a fifth biotech bull market may be underway.

Steven Halpern: We are here today with Nicholas Vardy, editor of The Global Guru, the Bull Market Alert trading service and the longer term focused Alpha Investor Letter. Thank you for joining us from London today.

Nicholas Vardy: Thanks for having me.

Steven Halpern: You recently released an in-depth report on the biotech sector and you noted that since the 1980s, there have been four bull markets, each of which had triple digit gains. Is the good news in the past, or can investors expect a fifth biotech bull?

Nicholas Vardy: Well, based on the way the biotechnology sector has behaved, both last year, and this year, I think we may be very much at the start of the fifth major biotech Bull Run.

Hot Biotech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Smith & Nephew(SN.L)

Smith & Nephew plc develops, manufactures, markets, and sells medical devices in orthopaedics, endoscopy, and advanced wound management sectors worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Orthopaedics, Endoscopy, and Advanced Wound Management. The Orthopaedics segment offers reconstruction implants, including hip, knee, and shoulder joints, as well as ancillary products, such as bone cement and mixing systems used in cemented reconstruction joint surgery. This segment also provides trauma fixation products consisting of internal and external devices, and shoulder fixation and orthobiological materials used in the stabilization of fractures and deformity correction procedures; and clinical therapies products comprising bone growth stimulation, joint fluid therapies, and outpatient spine products. The Endoscopy segment develops and commercializes minimally invasive surgery techniques, educational programs, and value-added services for surgeons to treat and repair soft tissue and articulating joints. It offers specialized devices and fixation systems to repair damaged tissues; fluid management equipment for surgical access; digital cameras, digital image capture, scopes, light sources, and monitors to assist with visualization; radiofrequency wands, electromechanical and mechanical blades, and hand instruments for resecting damaged tissues. The Advanced Wound Management segment provides a range of initial wound bed preparation and full wound closure products. This segment?s products are targeted at chronic wounds associated with the older population, such as pressure sores and venous leg ulcers; and products for the treatment of wounds, including burns and invasive surgery. Its products include the ALLEVYN and DURAFIBER brand products; and infection management and negative pressure wound therapy products. The company primarily serves medical and surgical service providers. Smith & Nephew plc was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Lo ndon, the United Kingdom.

Hot Biotech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: NuFarm Ltd(NUF.AX)

Nufarm Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a crop protection company worldwide. The company engages in the manufacture and supply of agricultural chemicals, including turf and ornamental, glyphosate, insecticide, fungicide, and non-glyphosate herbicides. It also operates a seeds business focusing on canola, sorghum, and sunflower seeds, as well as offers seed treatment products. The company supplies its products to farmers to protect crops from damage caused by weeds, pests, and diseases. Nufarm Limited sells its products in 100 countries. The company is headquartered in Laverton, Australia.

Top 10 Growth Stocks To Watch Right Now: Microsemi Corporation(MSCC)

Microsemi Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits (IC) and semiconductors primarily in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Its products include individual components and IC solutions that offer light, sound, and power management for desktop and mobile computing platforms, LCD TVs, and other power control applications. These products are used in notebook computers, data storage, wireless local area network, LCD backlighting, LCD TVs, LCD monitors, automobiles, telecommunications, test instruments, defense and aerospace equipment, sound reproduction, and data transfer equipment. The company?s semiconductor products include silicon rectifiers, zener diodes, low leakage and high voltage diodes, temperature compensated zener diodes, transistors, subminiature high power transient suppressor diodes, and pin diodes used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines. It also manufactures semiconductors for commer cial applications, such as automatic surge protectors, transient suppressor diodes used for telephone applications, and switching diodes used in computer systems. In addition, the company provides electronic components and systems for the defense and aerospace markets; multi-band radio frequency integrated circuit solutions; and anti-tamper solutions to defense clients in securing systems against tampering, piracy, and reverse engineering. It markets its products directly, as well as through electronic component distributors and independent sales representatives to the defense and security, aerospace, enterprise and communication, and industrial and alternative energy markets. The company was formerly known as Microsemiconductor Corporation and changed its name to Microsemi Corporation in February 1983. Microsemi Corporation was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California.